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Campaigns Stories 2007

Journal campaign wins parliamentary backing
Campaign centres on better road links, discounted public transport and less blocking of new property

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee thanks Argus for support
Justice for Omar campaign called for him to be released or put on trial

Bid to send newspaper's joyride warning film national
Safety film shot after a campaign by The Press in York proves popular at preview screenings

Victory for newspaper campaign to ban killer swords
Two-year push for action brings result for Echo as politicians support weapon ban

Website's fund-raising appeal for fallen RAF hero
Woodland Trust works with media company to dedicate an acre of woodland in memory of RAF hero

Fire campaign scores key victory as weekly paper pushes for second win
Future of one fire station is confirmed while campaign continues to save another

Youngsters stunned into silence at viewing of Press joyride video
Triple inquest was starting point for newspaper campaign which is set to tour schools

Newspaper's fund for murdered school boy hits £20,000 mark
Cash is being collected towards £100,000 Liverpool Unites appeal

Hearing appeal is 'biggest yet' for Bradford T&A
City is at the heart of a cutting-edge revolution in health

MPs back weekly's cancer charity campaign
Thirty-three MPs sign up to early day motion in support of medical push

'Worrying threat' tackled by Evening Express
Paper asks readers to protest at scheme that could close brain unit

Historic cinema saved thanks to Standard campaign
Future of 1912 Electric Palace was under threat due to structural faults

Memorial boost from EADT as fund targets £100,000
Royal Anglians' bid to establish memorial to Afghan conflict casualties is backed by press

Prime Minister backs newspaper's green campaign
Backing demonstrates "universal appeal of the Green Shoppers campaign"

Gazette's 10,000-name petition brings reprieve for mental health ward
Paper's rallying call proved strength of local opinion

Road law bid by MP follows Herald campaign
10 Minute Rule Bill wins support in push for safety

Weekly paper's campign to save 1,000 jobs is a winner
Hundreds of readers backed campaign and MP took petition to the Commons

14,000 join protest rally organised by local newspaper
Rolling Stone joins march run by Chichester Observer against potential health cuts

David Cameron in support of Coventry Telegraph Switch It Off campaign
Wide local support is reflected by Conservative leader

Regional newspapers fight on post office closures threat
Campaigns launched across the UK to save threatened rural outlets

Minister admits Telegraph campaign changed Govt plans
Minister concedes newspaper's campaign influenced the decision

Press scores victory in fight for justice over war veteran
Ministers backtrack after focus is placed on MoD's "mistake"

Gazette claims victory in fight to save 1,000 jobs
Weekly Newsquest title teams up with politicians over relocation of major employer

Six-month Express campaign wins thanks from Africa
Children become the focus of campaign to build new school in Malawi

Paper organises 'Station to Station' march in fight against fire service cuts
Sixteen-mile march shows strength of opposition against plans

Times takes A&E fight to number 10
News team march on Downing Street in campaign to save under-threat services

Liverpool Echo launches new fight on gun crime
150,000 purple ribbons to be distributed in campaign backed by family of Rhys Jones

Newspapers work together in bid to halt suicides rise
Three regional news publications set up Newspapers Against Suicide campaign

Literacy campaign aims to get people back into libraries
Initiative bids to improve city's literacy levels and get people reading

More than 1,000 sign up to News fight to save ambulace HQ
Plans to close city's ambulance control room meet with strong opposition

Western Daily Press launches appeal to help flood victims
Open-ended target as offers of help prompt paper to take charge of fundraising effort

MPs line up to support Telegraph's Wasted Lives campaign
Early Day Motion backs calls for driving restrictions for under 25s to try and cut road deaths

Chronicle smashes £20,000 appeal target in less than 48 hours
Editor says "remarkable" feat shows the power of the press and the caring nature of local people

Echo give away to tackle plastic bags mound
5,000 reusable bags on offer in paper's most ambitious campaign to date

Editor delivers campaign message to Downing Street
10,000-name petition to support under-threat A&E unit is "voice of the people"

Step forward for weekly's safety fight as reporter meets transport minister
Journalist joined round table discussions as part of campaign for compulsory cycle helmets for children

Guardian article on boy's plight prompts appeal
Heart-rending tale leads to bid to raise cash for life-changing operation

Paper hails people power as 18-month A&E fight is won
Weekly newspaper campaigned vigorously to keep unit open

Mail renews fight for deported woman with P1 plea to immigration minister
Editor calls for MP to personally intervene and reunite family torn apart by "bureaucracy"

Argus dossier delivered to Washington in Guantanamo fight
MP flies out with dossier of newspaper articles in bid to seek justice for Omar

Global campaign group backs Echo environmental campaign
Friends of the Earth adds its weight to Don't Dump on Basildon fight

Politicians lend support for press campaigns against knives
Gordon Brown lends support to south coast initiative, while minister welcomes northern campaign

Mail scores victory in armoured vehicle plea
Campaign calls for soft-top Land Rovers to be withdrawn from conflict hot spots

Shell filling station bans sale of two newspapers
"Embarrassing" campaign sees company remove papers from shops

Man's sight saved as Press steps in
Free treatment arranged through newspaper is "beyond patient's wildest dreams"

6,000 protestors take to streets in Recorder prison plan fight
March hopes to persuade the authorities not to build a big new prison nearby

Argus turns its patch plastic in bid to make night's out safer

6,000 protestors take to streets in Recorder prison plan fight

Man's sight saved as Press steps in

T&A success nets £138 season ticket deal for Bradford City fans
Press campaign brings low-cost football to thousands of fans

Toddler badly burnt in accident prompts Echo to call for law change
Paper teams up with victim's family for campaign fighting for pyjamas to be covered by safety rules

Outrage over A&E cutbacks prompts Kentish Times action
Hundreds of readers pledge support as weekly takes up fight

Echo aiming to help readers Make A Fresh Start
Campaign counts down to the introduction of smoking ban

Press call for more protection for UK troops
Mail tackles "scandal" of soldiers on patrol in soft-top Land Rovers

Press call for more protection for UK troops

Roadworks nightmare prompts Observer campaign
Initiative is backed by city traders, residents and their local MP

Reporter posed as depressed teens for suicide websites probe
Investigation leads to Crown Court hearing after evidence handed to police

Knives cost Lives petition hits Downing Street
Evening Post campaign supported by 3,000 people

Mercury fight helps save acclaimed youth café from closure

Daily Post's 40,000-name post office petition is delivered
Readers galvanised into action by Welsh paper's tough stance

7,000 Bradford City fans push for cheaper season tickets
Telegraph & Argus stirs support after football chairman's pledge

Mail bids to force council to hold referendum on elected mayor
Newspaper needs to rally five per cent of city's voters to have a chance of success

Police refuse to back down as Evening News fights to ID bail bandits
Paper says revealing names and photos could help catch wanted men

Samurai victory draws closer in Echo ban bid
Home Office says sword sales could be outlawed by end of the year

Editor joins debate as fight for mental health services goes to Commons
Clinic is under threat from cost-cutting - but paper vows it will not be beaten

Paper's fight for hospital is backed by 5,500 people - and David Cameron
Tory leader gets behind Archant title's campaign to save emergency services

Gazette rallies bid to save Blackpool's super-casino dream
Seaside newspaper refuses to take defeat lying down as it campaigns for rethink on gambling decision

T&A launches bid to double football crowds - and halve ticket price
Paper seeks pledge of support from 10,000 people in move which could see season-ticket prices slashed

Lifeboat hero honoured 50 years on thanks to Journal fight
Retired journalist is tracked down in hunt for facts on tragedy

Regional papers' call for respect is answered
Home Office announcement is welcomed by some - but leaves others wanting

Attorney General's praise for campaigning weekly paper
News is congratulated on getting results in fight to Bring Justice Home

Mail's pressure wins four week extension to hospital debate
More than 200 people attended stormy meeting organised by paper

Echo claims victory as £14bn military training academy goes to south Wales
Late final edition brings good news to readers after more than 3,500 signed in support of new base

Harsher penalties bid by Mercury for drivers who flout the law
Paper hands 3,600-strong petition to minister in get tough call for "selfish" drivers

Star looks to protect communities amid house building boom plan
Campaign shows support for readers in rural areas

3,000-circulation weekly raises £5,000 appeal cash in two weeks
Seaside title pulls off "feat" with help from readers

Telegraph helps police track down the 'wanted'
More than 30 people are apprehended after paper teams up with police to name and shame

Sister papers' team effort gives much-needed lifeline to theatre
Rescue looks likely after "power of the press" helps attract new backers